Introduction
Gorgeous silky hair, a babydoll face, tiny little ears and a plume for a tail … these are the key ingredients of the cat fancy’s best-known breed, the Persian. However, all that hair requires intense daily grooming and expert care to ensure that the cat’s beauty remains in condition. Many pet owners are intimidated by the challenge.
Meet the Solution—the Exotic!
“As spectators at the show walk by the cage they look quizzically at the cat and say, ‘It looks like a Persian but it has short hair. The sign says Exotic. Exotic what?!’”1 Exotics are bred to the Persian standard “with one special exception: the coat has a thick, dense, plush, short coat.”Affectionately known by some as, “the lazy man’s Persian” because its lush fur requires less combing than the fur of a Persian, Exotics offer the beauty and charm of their parent breed along with grooming requirements that are easier to manage. Tailor made for today’s time-pressed lifestyles, the Exotic is the best kept secret of the cat fancy.
A Little History, If You Please
A relatively new cat breed, the Exotic primarily resulted from breedings between Persians and American Shorthairs in the early 1960s.3 At about the same time, American cat breeder Carolyn Bussey crossed a Persian with a brown Burmese in hopes of designing a brown colored Persian.”5 While producing black kittens rather than brown, the result was adorable, short-haired kittens that looked like Persians yet required less grooming than the meticulous Persian protocols.
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Checklist For What to Look For in Your Club's Next Show Venue
Show Manager To Ring One, Please
Tonkinese
When You're Well and Truly Tonked
AVOIDING The Kitten Fear Period
Young kittens seem fearless.4 As soon as those eyes open and they can get their legs under them, they are off to see the world if their mama and humans let them.
No Milk For You!
Milk Issues and Kittens
Fostering Kittens
When asked if I would be interested in fostering a queen and her eight newborn kittens, I volunteered without question.
Do You present ? Polish! OR DO YOU
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS!
No Kitten! Cats Are Part of the Military!
Felines have graced the decks of boats and ships back nearly to the beginning of time, roaming freely on passenger ships, war vessels, and merchant schooners, keeping vermin at bay.
Feline Summer Movie Fun!
School is almost OUT! Huzzah! But raindrops are plunking against the window, the amusement and water parks haven’t opened yet, camping is out, and roasted hot dogs and S’mores are another month away.
Kittens Are Special...
...and so are some of the show rules for them:
Genetic Pleiotropy and the Risks in Breeding Recessive Mutations
Nearly everyone loves what’s rare and unique. A slight defect in the minting process of a coin can create a demand and a value well beyond the face value of the coin. The coin is functionally no different than its perfectly minted counterpart, but its scarcity and uniqueness alone make it more desirable than the rest.